Window.



A. G. SOULE.

WINDOW.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 5. 1914.

Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

2 SHEETSSHEET 1.

INVENTOR.

A. O. SOULE.

WINDOW.

APPLICATION FILED MAR 191 ;V

PateutedJan. 12,

R .fl. {X \E Y v B win 2 nurse ARTHUR G. SUJLE, 05 SAN FBAEICISCG, CALZE'URNIA.

Application filed march 5, 1914;.

To (/JZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR C. SOULE, acitizen of the United States, residing at and whose post-office address is 226 Judah street, the city and county or" San Francisco, State of (l'alifornia, have invented new and useful improvement in Windows, of which the following is a specification.

T his invention relates more particularly to that class of Windows known as casement windows, in which the sash or sashes are to that class of Windows known as easement in the open position.

Among the objects of this invention are to counter balance the Weight of the sash on both sides of the pivots; whereby extremely heavy sashes, of large dimensions can be opera-zed with the minimum of etfort, and with the minimum of strain upon the sash, the fixtures, and the casement structure; to render the engagement'of the closed sash with the casement storm and Weather proof;.to prevent the dislodgment or" the sash from engagement with the casement; and to make the structure architectundly and mechanically pleasing to the eye;

Architectural advancement'demands increasingly large window areas, with the maximum opening, and the minimum of visual obstruction. The maximum opening requires a sash mounting, that will swing the sash at right. angles to the plane of the casement, thus presenting only the thickness of the sash as an obstruction Within. the WlIKlOW opening. Othe r considerations require that the sash be as near as may be, completely reversible within the casement.

lfnobstructed vision through the closed sash requires that the lazing he undivided, that is. a single pane 0? glass. The demands in public buildings often call for sashes ten feet in height, and of proportionate idth, with heavy plate glam; "these specifications result in sashes weighing as much as tvi-ohundred pounds and more; too great a weight to counterbalance by the old method, even if the specifications would permit the use of suchstructures. The great Width makes it impracticable to pivot the sash in the center; and the iveight'precludes the 11 se of corner pivots, that would be torn rrlt of engagement vith the cas ment, or the sash, making the a source of great danger and expense.

This invention nieets the most xacting reuuirernents of modern practice, by pro riding a. ver'ically pivoted having pivotal point oil the center of the sash. to cause the major portion thereof to swing outward from the easement. avoiding undue projection within t room in the o en position, vrliile retai, the counterbalarioing eh ec't to a sutii rent extent, rendering the operation oi the easy, the Weight of that portion of the sash projecting within the room. counter balancihg an equal Weight. of the sash on the opposite side the piv t, relievi h as a whole, from excessive strain. I

The reversal oi the sash in opening requires that the pivot be capable of tap proaching or passing; the vertical center of the opening; this action is accomplished by the sliding pivots guided casement. The sliding pivots require that the sash he controlled to peserve its nendiouia 'tv, and compel its lorizontallv u iforrn rno merits; this is arcompli hed by the controlling means direir ed. ior

the \YlilClOW Weatherproof in th closed posit-ion, are also included in the invention.

While the invention is applies (lows irrespective of their size and weight, it is intended primarily vv of large dimensions The invention possess s other advantageous features that, with 1 re foregoing will be set forth at length in the following description, wherein l shall outline in that form of the invention selected for illus tration in the (lramngs acco vv panying and forming part of the present The novelty of the invention will beincluded in the claims succeeding said description. From this it will he apparent that I do not restrict myself to the disclosures made by said description and drawings, as I may adopt many variations within the scope ofn v invention as expressed in said claims.

in the drawings: Figure 1is a front'eleration of a casement window constructed in accordance with this invention, showing the sash pa tly open. Fig. i is a similar view of the same. showing the almost vgholly reversed vvithin the opening. that is with the outside of the sash presented to the inside of the room, in the wall of which it is installed. Fig. 3is a plan view from. above in enlarged detail in cross section, below the line Illill, showing the sash normally opened part way. Fig. +is an enlarged detail in vertical. cross section onflthe line lV-lV, showing the sash closed, illustrating the Weather strip, and .the filling blocks at the top and bottom of the easement, to insure proper Weather protection aroundthe sash. Fig. :iis a similar view of the same, illustrating the sliding pivot hangers at'the lop and bottom of the sash, engaging their respective runways or grooves. Fig. 6-i-is a fragmentary detail in erosssection showing the'engagement of the lower sliding pivot with the bearing strip fixed to the sill. In detail the construction illustrated in the drawings, to which corresponding ref- 5 ercnce characters have been applied, includes the sash composed of the top and bottom rails l and 2, the side stiles 3 and i, and the heavy plateglass 5, fixed therein. The Win- ClOW frame or casement includes the usual stool 6, attached to the sill 7, the sides 8 and 9. and the overhead lintel 16, with associated trimming, studding and headers as usual.

The sash is supported upon the vertical, sliding pivots 1 v and 12. The pivot 11 is fixed in the plate 13, and. revolves in the sleeve 1-? fixed ,in the sash rail 2. plate 13- is provided with the upstanding flanges 1al-14, and the groove 15 in which the riveted end of the pivot is set. The plate slides upon the strip 16 fixed to the sill, and has a length equal to the distance that the pivot moves laterally on the sill. The upstanding inturned edge of the strip 17, overhangs the contiguous fiange'of the plate, to prevent theaccidental displacement of the plate, and the'consequent disengagement of the sash with the Window sill. The sash and sill are, rabbeted to inclose the pivot mechanism, and render'ithe joint between sash and sill. -iveatl1er tight when closed.

The sash is provided at the top with the pivot 12, revolving in the sleeve 18 fixed in the top rail 1, and riveted in the sliding shoe 19, engaging the groove 20 in the top lintellO. The top rail 1 abuts the stop 21,

to make-a weather tight joint at this point. The top and bottom pivots 11 and 12 are 5n set in the-sash ali'neinent, of. the'center, preferably about one-third or one-quarter of the distance from the sides. This place.- Inent of the pivots makes it necessary for a portion of the sash to-swing' into the room,

when the sash is in the open position; necessitating the reduction of the height of the, sash toperinit it to swing over the stool stop at the bottom, and the stop 21 at the top; for this reason the sash rails'arecut away-at 2i,v and'23, from the edge to the point Where the sash projects beyond the stop 21 and the stool stop 6. The height that. the sash is thus reduced .is replaced by the blocks 2% and 25, respectively fixed in esthe casement at the top and bottom, corre-.

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sponding to the said reduced portions. These blocks are provided with the thin metal Weather strips 26 and 27 fixed thereto,

and laying against the outside of the sash rails 1 and 2 from the edge. to and overlappingthe pivot centers, to render the out-- side of the sash weather tight, in its engagement with the casement, for that dis-L v tance that the sash is reduced in'height as described. The block 25 is provided with the gutter groove 25', to catch and discharge any seepage past the strip 27. The sash is also provided with the molding 25 across its width, toshed any Water draining down the outside of the sash.

The controlling arms 28 and 29 are pivoted to. the top and bottom sash rails, preferably about the center of the Widthof the sash, the opposite ends being pivoted to 'the' adjustable plates 30, attached to the sill 7 and the top jamb 10, of the easement.- These arms control the swing of the sash, tending to retain it in the position it may be placed; j

by resisting any Wind pressure, or other moving force applied to the Whole surface of the sash; the arms being pivoted at the center ofthe sash the wind pressure would be equal on both sides of the said pivot and would therefore be neutralized. These 0on trolling arms, with the easement and the sash form a triaiigulation of leverage tend-. v ing to lock the sash, in any position placed, against the friction of the sliding pivots 11 s and 12, in their respective engagements with the easement.

To render the engagement o'f the sash with the casement at each side Weather tight, the sides 8 and 9 are provided with the rabbeted stops 31 and 32 facing in opposite directions, to match the similarly rabbeted stiles 3 and 4 of the sash, in the closed position. The sash is locked in the closed position by the latch 33, pivoted on the sash and. engaging the fixture 34 fixed on the casement.

' Havingthusdescribed'thisinvention What is' claimed anddesired to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A. Window including a casement; a 115 therend pivoted to said casement. ofw including a casement; a

as .bettveen the side andth centn vertical center of said sash,

ble in said casement; pivots fixed.

iid-slidably engaging'sai'd case- 1 meson ment; "f: i n ssh; spending to i i dnced portions on the sash in the closed position; and controlling :2 H115 pivoted t saif 4:. 9 1 w inclining a casement having a sill, a to lintel and top and bottom stops; sliding pi. ots engaging said sill and top lintel; a sa h engaging said pivots and havsash and having Weather strips thereon iaving against sa d sash in the closed posi- S1-Sllil11d said easement.

A window including a casement having sash and said casement,

a sill, a top lintel, and top and bottom stops;

pivots slidable on said sill and top lintel; a sash engaging said pivots, and having reduced portions adapted to swing past said stops; blocks fixed in said sill and top lintel, corresponding to said reduced portions of the sash; rabbeted stops fixed to opposite sides of the easement and facing in opposite directions, to match the similarly rabbeted sides or" the'sash; and controlling arms pivoted to said sash and said casement.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this Zaith day of February, 1914.

ARTHUR o; SOULE.

Witnesses:

BALDWIN VALE, H. A. BULLARD. 

